Ken Davidoff just finished John Feinstein's newest book, Living on the Black, which is an account of both Tom Glavine's and Mike Mussina's 2007 seasons. One section of the book seems particularly amusing:
You probably won't be shocked to learn of Mussina's contempt for the always-injured Pavano, but you'll laugh nonetheless. When Mussina was negotiating a new contract with the Yankees in October 2006, Brian Cashman offered him a two-year, $18-million package.
"Brian, you're not paying me less than you're paying Carl Pavano," Mussina responded. "Don't insult me." Mussina wound up re-signing for two years and $23 million.
If we're basing salaries on Carl Pavano's, then I deserve much more than the $24 million/ 6 year deal I'm getting here at YFSF. That's Kei Igawa money!
h/t Baseball Think Factory
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Pavano = Ryan Leaf
Posted by: krueg | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Nah, that's not fair to Pavano, even. Leaf never won anything at all.
Posted by: SF | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Ah, the inverse Wayne Gretzky effect!
Posted by: Lar | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM
in terms of his time in pinstripes...yes, yes it is.
Posted by: krueg | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM
The Stanford degree is just the gift that keeps on giving. That's the sort of astute business acumen they don't teach you at Princeton!
Posted by: FenSheaParkway | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 02:06 PM